South Dakota’s Bethany Buell Talks About Her Pole Vault National Championship [VIDEO] [AUDIO]

This was the jump that game USD junior Bethany Buell the national championship in the women’s pole vault at the NCAA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Saturday, as she cleared 14 feet, 7 1/4 inches.

She cleared eight different heights en route to the title, and over came some adversity along the way to do it.

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Buell is the first USD athlete in the Division I era to win a national championship. She’s the first Coyote to win a title at any level since Emma Erickson’s Division II win in the 800 meters in 2008.

Buell accomplished it all with less than a full season of jumping due to a torn ligament in her left shoulder. But with the help of pole vault coach Derek Miles, that pain was nothing compared to the joy of winning in Eugene.

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